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<p>Stella Cookies is a WordPress cookie consent plugin for managing a cookie banner, consent categories, and third-party content controls for analytics, marketing, and embedded services.</p>
<p>The plugin includes support for Google Consent Mode v2, configurable consent categories, script blocking patterns, iframe blocking, cookie policy content, and a built-in shortcode for displaying your cookie policy and cookie declaration page.</p>
<p>It is built for site owners who need a configurable cookie banner and for developers who need flexible controls for consent-based script loading.</p>
<h4>Free Features 🚀</h4>
<ul>
<li>Enable or disable the cookie banner from one settings screen.</li>
<li>Support for Google Consent Mode v2 workflows.</li>
<li>Block analytics and marketing scripts until consent.</li>
<li>Optional strict prior blocking for uncategorized third-party scripts.</li>
<li>Configure statistics and marketing script patterns.</li>
<li>Configure allowlist patterns for trusted scripts.</li>
<li>Optional iframe blocking for embedded third-party content.</li>
<li>Consent version control for resetting consent after policy changes.</li>
<li>Cookie Policy content editor.</li>
<li>Cookie declaration list for transparency pages.</li>
<li><code>[stella_cookies_policy]</code> shortcode for policy and consent reset display.</li>
<li>Banner design templates and custom styling controls.</li>
<li>Button text, color, and font size customization.</li>
<li>Preference manager with necessary, statistics, and marketing controls.</li>
<li>Floating badge option to reopen consent controls.</li>
<li>Live admin preview for banner design changes.</li>
<li>In-admin help guide and system status summary.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Who It Is For</h4>
<ul>
<li>Website owners who need a configurable consent banner.</li>
<li>Agencies managing privacy compliance across client sites.</li>
<li>Developers who need finer control over script loading behavior.</li>
<li>Businesses that want a clean free plugin and an upgrade path to advanced compliance workflows.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Upgrade to Pro⚡</h4>
<p>Stella Cookies Pro extends the free plugin with advanced compliance tools including cookie scanning, staged scan review, scan history, email alerts, consent logs, analytics reporting, geo targeting, Global Privacy Control support, GTM sync, and additional banner branding controls.</p>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin does not make direct HTTP requests to any external service or API on its own.</p>
<p>However, the plugin includes built-in script-blocking pattern lists that reference well-known third-party domain strings. These strings are used <strong>locally</strong> to match and block scripts loaded by your own site before consent is granted. No data is sent to these domains by the plugin itself.</p>
<p>The following third-party domains are referenced in the built-in blocking pattern defaults:</p>
<h4>Google Tag Manager / Google Analytics</h4>
<p>Pattern used: <code>googletagmanager.com/gtag</code>, <code>google-analytics.com</code></p>
<p>These patterns allow the plugin to identify and block Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager scripts until the visitor consents to the Statistics category.</p>
<p>If your site loads Google tags, those tags will connect to Google’s servers. Please refer to Google’s own terms and privacy policy:<br />
* Terms of Service: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/<br />
* Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</p>
<h4>Meta (Facebook) Pixel</h4>
<p>Pattern used: <code>connect.facebook.net</code></p>
<p>This pattern allows the plugin to identify and block Facebook/Meta Pixel scripts until the visitor consents to the Marketing category.</p>
<p>If your site loads the Meta Pixel, it will connect to Meta’s servers. Please refer to Meta’s own terms and privacy policy:<br />
* Terms of Service: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/businesstools<br />
* Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/</p>
<h4>Other built-in patterns</h4>
<p>The plugin also includes built-in blocking patterns for other common analytics and advertising services including <code>clarity.ms</code> (Microsoft Clarity), <code>hotjar.com</code>, <code>doubleclick.net</code> (Google Ads), <code>googleadservices.com</code>, <code>googlesyndication.com</code>, <code>ads-twitter.com</code>, <code>platform.twitter.com</code>, <code>tiktok.com</code>, <code>snap.licdn.com</code>, <code>ct.pinterest.com</code>, <code>matomo</code>, <code>plausible.io</code>.</p>
<p>All of these patterns are used solely to match and block third-party scripts on your own site. The plugin itself does not transmit any data to these services. Data transmission to these services only occurs after the visitor grants consent, or if the scripts are loaded by other means outside the plugin’s control.</p>
<h3>Developer API (Hardcoded Scripts)</h3>
<p>The safest and most WordPress-native way to load scripts is using <code>wp_enqueue_script()</code>. Stella Cookies will automatically detect and block these enqueued scripts based on your consent settings.</p>
<p><strong>Please do not paste raw <code><script></code> tags directly into your theme templates (<code>header.php</code>, <code>footer.php</code>, etc.).</strong> Hardcoded raw scripts cannot be reliably blocked without causing conflicts with other plugins.</p>
<p>If you are a developer and absolutely must output a script manually, please use the provided helper functions. These functions will automatically enforce the user’s consent choice without rewriting the whole page.</p>
<p><strong>For external scripts:</strong><br />
    stella_cookies_script( ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’, ‘marketing’ );</p>
<p><strong>For inline scripts:</strong><br />
    <code>php<br />
stella_cookies_inline_script( "<br />
    window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];<br />
    function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}<br />
    gtag('js', new Date());<br />
    gtag('config', 'G-XXXXXXXXXX');<br />
", 'statistics' );</code></p>


Stella Cookies

Cookie banner plugin for GDPR and CCPA with Consent Mode v2, script blocking, iframe blocking, cookie policy shortcode, and banner design controls.

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<p>Tracking eCommerce events via Google Tag Manager and DataLayer makes adding new growth channels a straighforward task. Regardless of a number of connected platforms the data quality and events coverage stays the same.</p>
<p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tTluZ8l94VA?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p>
<p>This plugin, once activated, starts pushing standard GA4 eCommerce events into GTM DataLayer. Once the data is there you can leverage Google Tag Manager containers to connect virtually any analytics o marketing platform, even if you’re still undecided on your choice.</p>
<p>To speed up the process, our plugin offers pre-packaged integrations for GA4 and Facebook Pixel. You can be up and running in minutes, bypassing the need for time-consuming GTM configuration. See how it works here:</p>
<p>Check <a href="https://demo2-woocommerce.tagconcierge.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">live demo here</a> (perform typical shop activities – add to cart, purchase – to see how events are triggered). This demo showcase all PRO plugin features – FREE version is limited to 2 events listed below.</p>
<p>More information and documentation can be found <a href="https://docs.tagpilot.io/" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a>.</p>
<h3>Example scenarios</h3>
<ol>
<li>Analyse eCommerce behaviors and study your sales funnel in Google Analytics 4</li>
<li>Get most out of Facebook and Instagram paid campaigns with conversion tracking</li>
<li>Optimise your Google Ads campaigns with Enhanced Conversion (requires PRO version)</li>
<li>Expand to new platforms with TikTok, Pinterest and Microsoft UET presets (requires PRO version)</li>
</ol>
<h3>Supported events</h3>
<p>After the plugin is installed it automatically tracks the following events:</p>
<ul>
<li>Add To Cart</li>
<li>Purchase</li>
</ul>
<p>Which are a great base for <strong>conversion measurements</strong> and analysing <strong>sales funnels</strong> related to cart behavior.</p>
<p><strong>For full eCommerce events coverage, improved handling and professional support, <a href="https://tagpilot.io/google-tag-manager-for-woocommerce/?utm_source=wordpress_org" rel="nofollow ugc">buy PRO version</a>. You can also subscribe to our <a href="https://tagpilot.io/care/?utm_source=wordpress_org" rel="nofollow ugc">Tag Pilot Care</a> support service for ongoing assistance, expert guidance, and priority help whenever you need it.</strong></p>
<h3>PRO Version</h3>
<p>The paid version covers following events:</p>
<ul>
<li>view_item_list</li>
<li>select_item</li>
<li>view_item</li>
<li>add_to_cart</li>
<li>view_cart</li>
<li>remove_from_cart</li>
<li>begin_checkout</li>
<li>add_billing_info</li>
<li>add_payment_info</li>
<li>add_shipping_info</li>
<li>purchase</li>
<li>user_data</li>
</ul>
<p>Comes with presets for:</p>
<ul>
<li>Google Ads (Enhanced Conversions)</li>
<li>Google Ads Dynamic Remarketing</li>
<li>Facebook Pixel (Advanced Matching)</li>
<li>Microsoft UET / Bing Ads</li>
<li>Pinterest</li>
<li>TikTok</li>
<li>Consent Mode</li>
<li>Server-side GTM</li>
</ul>
<p>Additonally, works with 3rd party plugins:</p>
<ul>
<li>WooCommerce Brands</li>
<li>Yith Brands</li>
<li>WooCommerce Quick View</li>
<li>WooCommerce Wishlists</li>
<li>WPC Smart Wishlist</li>
<li>WooCommerce Multilingual</li>
<li>WPML</li>
<li>Polylang</li>
</ul>
<h3>Advantage over alternative solutions</h3>
<h3>Only one plugin needed</h3>
<p>Without a GTM plugin, you would need a separate plugin for each of those integrations. Each plugin can track events differently. They can cause conflicts and slow-down on the front-end</p>
<p>With a dedicated GTM plugin, all data is sent in standardized Google format to Google Tag Manager which forwards events to multiple destination services.</p>
<h3>Reporting consistency</h3>
<p>A common problem when trying to use other GTM and Google Analytics plugins is that data can be sent twice corrupting analytics reporting. Using DataLayer is a standard way to ensure your tracking information stays consistent across all connected tools.</p>
<h3>Google Consent Mode v2</h3>
<p>Using GTM and dataLayer allows to build more complex scenarios, such as only processing the data after obtaining user consent. Other plugin directly pipe events into target system no matter if required permission was given or not.</p>


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Complete GTM plugin for WooCommerce (Consent Mode v2 and Server-Side). Ready for GA4 and FB Pixel. Product feed for Google Merchant Center.

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